Zach Xanders Biography

Zach Xanders

Filmmaker & Video Storyteller

 St. Louis, Missouri


Zach Xanders has experience writing and directing short films, shooting music videos and documentaries, and also developing kickstarter campaigns and commercial projects.


He's camera-operated under an Emmy-award winning documentarian and worked for major feature film companies, including Open Road Films and Millennium Films. 


His education started at Full Sail University where he received his B.S. in Film. Shortly after coming back from an internship at the Cannes Film Festival, Xanders traveled to Los Angeles and completed his MFA in Screenwriting. 


Xanders's short films have been selected at the following festivals and competitions:


Beverly Hills Film Festival 


Feature Screenplay "Carry the Day" Official Selection


Amsterdam Lift-Off Festival


Short Film "Colors of the Mind" Official Online Selection


Studio City International Film Festival


Short Film "Right On, Ride On" Official Selection


Best Shorts Awards Competition


Short film "Colors of the Mind" Award of Merritt Winner


Shawnee Shorts Midwestern Film Festival


Short Documentary “Wild Bill” Audience Award Winner

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